Programs in English

Friday October 712.30-13.30 Teater Pero (Performance)THE SULTANS DAUGHTER and other tales from Palestine, with women as main characters. Meet our guest storytellers Fidaa Ataya from Palestine and Sally Shalabi from Jordan. They convey strong stories with voice, body language, magic and humor. Since many year the have performed at festivals, stages, schools, refugee camps. We are proud to present these two amazing storytellers!Language: English and Arabic

14.30-15.30 Teater Pero (Performance)HERO LIGHT part 1On stage: Dominic Kelly. The Hero Light is a performance storytelling show that delves into the stories of The Ulster Cycle, one of the great cycles of Irish mythology. Following the life of the boy warrior Cú Chulainn from his magical birth to his dramatic death, Dominic Kelly masterfully weaves stories from more than a thousand of years of Irish mythology and presents them to the audience with his trademark wit and energy. Language: English Part 1 (Friday 14.30) and Part 2 (Saturday 14.30) You can see both or just one of them!

16.30-17.30 Teater Pero (Performance)INANNA– The oldest story in the world in a 2016-version! A magic storytelling with deep bass sonics and stunning visuals. On stage: Mikael Öberg, storyteller, Lee Berwick, sonic art, Daniel Rudholm,visual arts. Language: English Inanna is the all powerful goddess of sex, fertility and warfare. She harbours a desire for power, love and adventure that know no bounds, even if it requires a descent into the underworld where her big sister presides over the land of the dead. Avant garde storytelling with deep bass sonics and stunning visuals – an intense an immersive experience, ranging from humour to horror.

14.30-15.30 -Teater Pero (Performance)HERO LIGHT part 2On stage: Dominic Kelly. Language: English The Hero Light is a performance storytelling show that delves into the stories of The Ulster Cycle, one of the great cycles of Irish mythology. Following the life of the boy warrior Cú Chulainn from his magical birth to his dramatic death, Dominic Kelly masterfully weaves stories from more than a thousand of years of Irish mythology and presents them to the audience with his trademark wit and energy. Part 1 (Friday 14.30) and Part 2 (Saturday 14.30) You can see both or just one of them!Language: English

14.30-16.30 -ABF-huset (Seminar + storytelling))THE HAKAWATIYEH COMES TO TOWN! (Hakawatiyeh in Arabic means ”female storyteller”). Arabic women take place at the public storytelling scenes. Language: EnglishHaving spent hundreds of years telling folk tales at home for family and children, Arab women have recently taken their storytelling talent to the streets and theaters of Arab towns and villages. The ”Hakaya” network of storytellers and organizations involved in promoting opportunities for contemporary Arab storytellers, and primarily women storytellers, to tell their stories in the public space. This has not only had an impact on the status of women in the public sphere, but also on the kind of stories that are being told. It is not just about a ”feminist” or ”feminine” perspective, but rather about the woman’s body as it tells its own story through the hakawatiyeh in the city squares.
On stage:Serene Huleileh, director of the Arab Education Forum will talk about the impact that Arab women storytellers have had on the discourse pertaining to stories and storytelling in the Arab world. Sally Shalabi, storyteller from Jordan, and Fidaa Ataya, storyteller from Palestine will both tell how becoming a storyteller has helped them reclaim the public space in their respective countries.17.00-18.00 Teater Pero (Performance)
INANNA– The oldest story in the world in a 2016-version! A magic storytelling with deep bass sonics and stunning visuals. On stage: Mikael Öberg, storyteller, Lee Berwick, sonic art, Daniel Rudholm,visual arts. Language: English Inanna is the all powerful goddess of sex, fertility and warfare. She harbours a desire for power, love and adventure that know no bounds, even if it requires a descent into the underworld where her big sister presides over the land of the dead. Avant garde storytelling with deep bass sonics and stunning visuals – an intense an immersive experience, ranging from humour to horror.

22.00-24.00 Restaurang Cirkeln, ABF-husets entréFESTIVAL FINAL PUB with audience and storytellers Welcome to stay with us, with new and old friends, have a coffee or a beer, share stories and just let the final of the festival be a good one! Language: ALL!